"I am honored to announce my candidacy for Arkansas State Senate District 7. Northwest Arkansas is my lifelong home," Duggar said in a statement.
"It’s where my wife Michelle and I have raised our 20 children. It’s where we’ve grown our small businesses. It’s where we’ve built a life centered around our faith, family and friends. Our family has been blessed by God in so many ways. We’ve found His love and goodness to be our source of strength in both our most joyous occasions and our darkest moments. It's important to us to give back and to help others in every way we can.
"Now more than ever, we need a bold voice that is pro-family, pro-business, pro-gun and pro-life," Duggar added."It’s time for conservatives to demand courageous leadership that puts Arkansas families, jobs and our constitutional liberties first. I look forward to being your voice in the Arkansas state Senate."before Bill Pritchard defeated him in the 2002 election.
Jim Bob Duggar and his family gained fame after appearing in TLC's reality show "19 Kids and Counting."